Incident Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P5094,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22185
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 9 September 1940
Time:04:53
Type:Silhouette image of generic whtl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V
Owner/operator:10 Sqn RAF
Registration: P5094
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Leeming, Yorkshire
Narrative:
ZA-B) The aircraft took off at 0006hrs and was returning from operations on Ostend when during its landing it overshot the runway and ran through the fence and ended up astride the Great North Road, caught fire and then burnt out
Crew:
P/O J C Cairns (pilot) RAFVR: injured
Sgt V Snell (pilot) RAFVR ok
P/O F R Goddard (Obs.) RAFVR ok
Sgt R E Nicholson (WOp/AG) RAFVR ok
Sgt A S Shand (AG) RAFVR ok

Sources:

ORB 10 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Aug-2008 23:22 Anon. Added
03-Jun-2015 07:03 Rata Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Jul-2023 10:18 Nepa Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org